Published: August 7, 2017 Publication: Lexology “In a second landmark decision regarding FRAND-licensing the Düsseldorf Regional Court (Landgericht Düsseldorf) on 13 July 2017 rejected Sisvel’s motion for injunctive relief brought forward against ZTE as “currently unfounded”. (docket nos. 4a O 154/15, 4a O 16/16, 4a O 27/16, 4a O 35/16). [...]
Published: August 7, 2017 Publication: Financial Times “Sir, Ed Crooks’ Big Read article “Industrial futures” (June 28) and the subsequent letters from IP Europe (June 30 and August 1) and ACT — The App Association (July 30) underline the extent of the divisions in Europe on just how best the [...]
Published: July 31 Publication: Huffington Post “As consumers open their wallets to buy the latest and greatest smartphones, tablets and other electronic devices, they may not realize that bad actors in the patent space are inflating the price of these devices, and costs could soon be going up, if Qualcomm gets [...]
In June, Judge Koh of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California denied Qualcomm’s motion to dismiss the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) enforcement suit asserting that Qualcomm violated competition law in its mobile phone chip licensing practices. ACT | The App Association believes that a ruling based [...]
Published: July 28, 2017 Publisher: IAM “The growing status of London’s High Court as a venue of choice for licensing disputes involving standard essential patents (SEPs) was reinforced this week when Conversant filed a lawsuit against ZTE and Huawei, accusing the Chinese telecoms giants of patent infringement (you can see Conversant’s [...]
Published: July 28, 2017 Publisher: IAM “As we reported earlier this month, the Anti-Monopoly Commission of China’s State Council will release a major set of IP and antitrust guidelines in their final version before the end of 2017. The guidelines are a big project that has been several years in the making. All of [...]
Published: July 28, 2017 Publication: Market Realist “Qualcomm (QCOM) has been making headlines for quite some time due to its many legal cases with regulators, customers, and competitors. These legal attacks are targeting Qualcomm’s licensing model. They state that Qualcomm refuses to sell its 3G (third-generation) and 4G (fourth-generation) chips to [...]
Published: July 27, 2017 Publication: IAM “A public comment period is now open on a number of IP system reforms being considered by Japanese policymakers, including a new alternative dispute resolution (ADR) system for SEP disputes. If adopted by Japan’s legislature, the proposal would see a mediator appointed by the [...]
Published: July 24; Publication: Lexology “Patentees commonly litigate in Germany. The validity of a patent is considered separately from (generally after) any infringement claims. Infringement proceedings, including injunctive relief, are not typically stayed pending a validity challenge. The availability of a relatively quick infringement decision and potential injunction against a licensee [...]
Published: July 24, 2017 Publication: IAM “The legal environment around SEP and FRAND issues is developing very rapidly in China, and a new set of guidelines released by the Beijing Higher People's Court adds yet more new ideas to the mix. In some areas, the document borrows from overseas principles like [...]